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., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department works to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by bad weather. >>> a judge in london ruled this morning that wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to sweden over allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women. representatives for assaj who expressed concern their client risked being handed over to the u.s. have announced they will appeal. >>> protests over a proposal to strip public employees in wisconsin of collective bargaining rights. now that divide is deepening after a prank phone call to that state's governor put a spotlight on potential motives behind that controversy. here is michael isakoff. >> reporter: publicly governor scott walker has insisted the standoff over union rights in wisconsin is all about saving money. >> we're going to balance the budget the right way, not going to push it off to the next generation to taxpayers. >> reporter: in a phone c
., president obama broke his public silence on the violence calling it, quote, outrageous and he said his highest priority is protecting u.s. citizens as the state department works to evacuate them from libya by ferry. those efforts have been delayed by bad weather. >>> a judge in london ruled this morning that wikileaks founder julian assange can be extradited to sweden over allegations of rape and sexual molestation by two women. representatives for assaj who expressed concern their...
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president obama spoke to mubarak after and spoke about the transition being peaceful and begin now. >> there will be difficult days ahead. many questions about egypt's future remain unanswered. but i am confident that the people of egypt will find those answers. >> as sympathetic americans held their own protests outside the egyptian embassy in washington, a u.s. senator sent a powerful message to voters in egypt. >> if you do have fair and free elections in september, i hope you'll be wise enough and brave enough to say no to forces within your country, radical islamic forces. >> reporter: over 1,600 americans have been evacuated from egypt, including these college kids from south dakota. now the state department has ordered all nonessential government workers to leave too. jennifer johnson, nbc news, washington. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. in california, security cameras recorded a violent jewelry heist. two armed gunmen used bridle force to take down a jewelry store. male and female employees were wrestled to the ground and beaten befo
president obama spoke to mubarak after and spoke about the transition being peaceful and begin now. >> there will be difficult days ahead. many questions about egypt's future remain unanswered. but i am confident that the people of egypt will find those answers. >> as sympathetic americans held their own protests outside the egyptian embassy in washington, a u.s. senator sent a powerful message to voters in egypt. >> if you do have fair and free elections in september, i hope...
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today they sit down with president obama to talk about what to do about these budgets. veronica. >> tracie potts in washington. thank you so much. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making muse early today in america. many massachusetts workers inside a coffee shop received quite a jolt when a minivan came crashing through the front entrance. fortunately, business was slow at the timeç of the crash and one was injured. the driver of the toyota said her gas pedal became stuck. her claim possibly makes this another accident caused by toyota accelerator problems. >>> in washington d.c. a malfunctioning escalator led to a dangerous dom mow effect. dozens of people tumbled over each other after the subway escalator suddenly sped up. several people were injured. investigators believe brake system failure is the cause. >>> in georgia it was the end of an era. 150 pounds of explosives brought down a building that was once a part of franklin elmore roosevelt's public housing policy. hundreds watched as a building that stood for 70 years was reduced to rubble in a matt
today they sit down with president obama to talk about what to do about these budgets. veronica. >> tracie potts in washington. thank you so much. >>> now here's a look at some other stories making muse early today in america. many massachusetts workers inside a coffee shop received quite a jolt when a minivan came crashing through the front entrance. fortunately, business was slow at the timeç of the crash and one was injured. the driver of the toyota said her gas pedal became...
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we need more common sense and at last obama nonsense. -- and less obama nonsense. [applause] let's start with this one. this one is kind of complex. there may be some democrats in the room, so i will say it real slow so everyone can understand [laughter] ] are you ready? we cannot stand more than we take in. [applause] you cannot do it as an individual. you cannot do it as a family. you cannot do it as a business and we cannot let our government do it anymore. [applause] the big spenders in washington, d.c., have us on a course of a trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see. the federal government spends our money the way keith olbermann talks -- too much and without a point. [applause] 8 leaves the whole country confused. -- he leaves the whole country confused. it is not a matter of right versus left, it is a matter of sixth grade mathematics. it is not going to work, it is irresponsible, it is unsustainable, it is reckless, and just because we followed greece into democracy does not mean we need to follow them into bankruptcy. [applause] of course, we h
we need more common sense and at last obama nonsense. -- and less obama nonsense. [applause] let's start with this one. this one is kind of complex. there may be some democrats in the room, so i will say it real slow so everyone can understand [laughter] ] are you ready? we cannot stand more than we take in. [applause] you cannot do it as an individual. you cannot do it as a family. you cannot do it as a business and we cannot let our government do it anymore. [applause] the big spenders in...
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the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. we do not have peace right now. it is a dangerous world that got more dangerous recently. there is room for savings within the section of our government. did you have one? >> [inaudible] high-speed rail. >> we are not a fan of high- speed rail. we are sending a high steel rail -- rescinding a high-speed rail in this year's budget. that is something we disagree with. we disagree with high-speed rail. i can tell you about the wisconsin plan. to call it a boondoggle would be generous. we're rescinding funding this year. we do not think it is a good investment. >> i think it totals $120 billion over period of time. the president's proposal in the state o
the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. we do not have peace right now. it is a dangerous world that got more dangerous...
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president obama proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullins will testify about the military budget. that is live from the house armed services committee at 10:00 eastern on c-span3. later in the day, also on c- span3, treasury secretary timothy geithner will be back on capitol hill to testify his rigid about his budget. the president has called for additional spending to call for the -- to pay for the wall street regulation bill passed last year. live it 2:00 eastern. >> the c-span networks -- providing coverage of politics, public affairs, nonfiction books, and american history. it is all available to you on television, radio, online, and on social media networking sites. view our content anytime at the c-span video library. we take you on the road with our digital content vehicle. it is washington your way. the c-span networks -- now available in more than 100 million homes, created by cable, provided as a public servi
president obama proposed 2012 pentagon budget is $671 billion. that is down from last year's request of $708 billion. this morning, defense secretary robert gates and admiral mike mullins will testify about the military budget. that is live from the house armed services committee at 10:00 eastern on c-span3. later in the day, also on c- span3, treasury secretary timothy geithner will be back on capitol hill to testify his rigid about his budget. the president has called for additional spending...
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you were really hurt in 2008 because they went for president obama overwhelmingly. are you concerned about your party's tone? about the sort of slipping of hispanics when it comes to the gop? >> i'm not. we do quite well -- >> you do. more broadly, the party. >> well, i think that the party can look at us and the hispanic population in the state of texas are, they're pro-life, they're very pro-family, hard working, patriotic folks, and we tell them you want to keep more of what you work hard for? republican party is where you need to be. and i think we're making great progress along those lines. i stand up, and i talk about border security. listen, there are mexicans, there are 34,000 mexican citizens that have been murdered by the drug cartels since 2007. i mean, these are -- in a lot of cases in texas, family members are, they're losing people's lives in mexico. and what we're doing -- >> right. >> -- to help mexico and to help along the border, the hispanic population, certainly i think in the state of texas -- >> right. but, governor, you also had ads that you a
you were really hurt in 2008 because they went for president obama overwhelmingly. are you concerned about your party's tone? about the sort of slipping of hispanics when it comes to the gop? >> i'm not. we do quite well -- >> you do. more broadly, the party. >> well, i think that the party can look at us and the hispanic population in the state of texas are, they're pro-life, they're very pro-family, hard working, patriotic folks, and we tell them you want to keep more of...
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the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the -- $16 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. -- you cannot throw $700 billion to an agency and not expect waste to occur. we do not have peace right now. it is a dangerous world that got more dangerous recently. there is room for savings within the section of our government. did you have one? i always want to give the milwaukee guy a chance. >> [inaudible] high-speed rail. >> we are not a fan of high- speed rail. we are sending a high steel rail -- rescinding a high-speed rail stimulus in this year's budget. a $53 billions initiative. that is something we disagree with. we disagree with high-speed rail. i can tell you about the wisconsin plan. to call it a boondog
the number we brought to the floor is $60 billion below the obama request. the conservative republican house is bringing discretionary spending is throughout the year is $60 billion below where the -- $16 billion below where the president requested that ago. this budget has $70 billion below. we want to take that seriously. i think that is something we will take a look at. you cannot go $700 billion for an agency and not expect ways to occur. -- you cannot throw $700 billion to an agency and...
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this is a state that is a swing state that went strongly for president obama in 2008. this is being viewed as ground zero, as a test case for union strength, public employee union strength around the country because other republican governors who may try something similar. that's why there's so much at stake here. >> some suggestions that the white house needs to make a little stronger statement, a little more noise about this. is there any percentage in the president becoming more forceful here? >> well, it's possible he could depending on how negotiations go. i think he will be pushes on that to do it and also not to do it. this is a state issue in terms of what is going on in wisconsin, but he well understands, as everybody else does, that this is a really a big, national issue. reining in government spending is happening in the states because they have to balance their budget and also the dominant discussion in washington right now and will be the discussion in the 2012 campaign. >> david, i want to talk about the federal budget. the house pulled the all-nighter
this is a state that is a swing state that went strongly for president obama in 2008. this is being viewed as ground zero, as a test case for union strength, public employee union strength around the country because other republican governors who may try something similar. that's why there's so much at stake here. >> some suggestions that the white house needs to make a little stronger statement, a little more noise about this. is there any percentage in the president becoming more...
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we need more common sense and at last obama nonsense. -- and less obama nonsense. [applause] let's start with this one. this one is kind of complex. there may be some democrats in the room, so i will say it real slow so everyone can understand [laughter] ] are you ready? we cannot stand more than we take in. [applause] you cannot do it as an individual you cannot do it as a family. you cannot do it as a business and we cannot let our government do it anymore. [applause] the big spenders in washington, d.c., have us on a course of a trillion dollar deficits as far as the eye can see. the federal government spen our money the way keith olbermann talks -- too much and without a point. [applause] 8 leaves the whole country confused. -- he leaves the whole country confused. it is not a matter of right versus left, it is a matter of sixth grade mathematics. it is not going to work, it is irresponsible, it is unsustainable, it is reckless, and just because we followed greece into democracy does not mean we need to follow them into bankruptcy. [applause] of course, we have
we need more common sense and at last obama nonsense. -- and less obama nonsense. [applause] let's start with this one. this one is kind of complex. there may be some democrats in the room, so i will say it real slow so everyone can understand [laughter] ] are you ready? we cannot stand more than we take in. [applause] you cannot do it as an individual you cannot do it as a family. you cannot do it as a business and we cannot let our government do it anymore. [applause] the big spenders in...
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thises a president obama said for the first time in the phone conversation that gadhafi needs to do what is right by leaving now. the latest in an interview with moammar gadhafi's son coming up. >>> back home the prost its in wisconsin continue over that controversial bill to cut union workers benefits. on saturday, more than 70,000 people rallied at the state capital, but, today, police will reportedly start clearing the bill so the building can close and be cleaned. some said they will peacefully resist and we'll have the latest on that coming up in a few minutes. >>> the royal wedding now just about two months away. william and kate's invitations were sent last week. now we know who has gotten them in the mail specifically in kate's home village. they want it to be the people's wedding. find out which small town commoners they invited to their big day. >> we know who got the invitations and we also know who didn't get the invitations. >>> speaking of weddings, bold, public marriage proposals before on those big signs, what about taking it to the airwaves? that's what one ohio man did
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what is is it and how did it get put together and what is it going to tell us about president obama's view of conservation? >> well, doug, what we have done over the past few years is work with the president on the agenda and we already have things i am proud of. the passage and signature of one of the first bills in this congress was the 2009 omnibus lands bill which created 2 million acres of wilderness and 2,000 miles of scene i can river and three new national parks. that was the down payment. from that we have been doing a lot of things from the every glades to the conservation area in kansas. but it was our view that if we were going to have a sustained conservation agenda, we needed to go out and tons american public and so the american great outdoors listening sessions led by will and tom psychiatricland and so many other people all over the country listened to people all over the united states. given the realities of today, and in 2010, 2011. what have should we be doing for skenchings? it's different from when teddy roosevelt declared large plots of the american continent, t
what is is it and how did it get put together and what is it going to tell us about president obama's view of conservation? >> well, doug, what we have done over the past few years is work with the president on the agenda and we already have things i am proud of. the passage and signature of one of the first bills in this congress was the 2009 omnibus lands bill which created 2 million acres of wilderness and 2,000 miles of scene i can river and three new national parks. that was the down...
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in the past that's where obama and clinton have stayed. sometimes they would stay in san francisco or in the south bay in san jose. the general vibe is san francisco. >>> an accused credit card thief may have checked in your bags at san jose airport and checked in your bags. an american airlines ticket agent stold credit card numbers and hundreds of thousands of dollars. they say 49-year-old mishelin johnson stole credit card numbers from unsuspecting travelers and then used the numbers to make counterfeit credit cards. detectives say she used the cards at safeway to buy gift cards which she then used to buy electronics. she allegedly sold those items on e-bay and pocketed the cash. one victim says that she was shocked to see charges on her bill. >> but this just happened that the charges were made while i was on the business trip, so it caught my eye and i looked really closely and checked the statement and realized those weren't my charges. >> investigators say that johnson's scandal was close to half a million dollars. her former boyfri
in the past that's where obama and clinton have stayed. sometimes they would stay in san francisco or in the south bay in san jose. the general vibe is san francisco. >>> an accused credit card thief may have checked in your bags at san jose airport and checked in your bags. an american airlines ticket agent stold credit card numbers and hundreds of thousands of dollars. they say 49-year-old mishelin johnson stole credit card numbers from unsuspecting travelers and then used the...
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then look at the states where senator obama won just barely. and those would be the ones that republicans are going to try to reach if he could hang on to them. if president obama could hold on to the virginias and north carolinas and indianas. then he wins. and if he wins. if he can't, then he doesn't. >> you've been recapping some of the races. some of the candidates of 2010 and now 2012. joe lieberman, independent who sides with the democrats of connecticut and two republican retirements. guest: well, the top ones for democrats is that the two republican retirements, kay bailey hutchison and john kyle. it's pretty unlikely those democrats can pick those up that republicans have a better chance of picking up those open democratic seats than vice versea. but i think we're seeing that democrats have 23 seats at risk in 2012. republicans only have 10. two years after that democrats have 20, republicans have 3. so a lot of democrats are saying wow, the odds are pretty high we're going to lose control of the senate. do i want to stick around if i'
then look at the states where senator obama won just barely. and those would be the ones that republicans are going to try to reach if he could hang on to them. if president obama could hold on to the virginias and north carolinas and indianas. then he wins. and if he wins. if he can't, then he doesn't. >> you've been recapping some of the races. some of the candidates of 2010 and now 2012. joe lieberman, independent who sides with the democrats of connecticut and two republican...
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that's what we are trying to address. >> do you bring these matters to president obama? like after you go to the places, maine and wisconsin and montana, report back to the president on a concern about these, you know, the disappearing glaciers, the rising tides? >> yeah, we have an ongoing dialogue about the issues and certainly was reflected in the president's statement on the america's great outdoors after he received the report, and in terms of his push on both conservation as well as the push to gasp new energy future for america, you know, for me in my role as interior, one of the things i'm proud of is the fact we've moved forward with renewable energy in a way that's never happened before. we just, in 2010, have permitted 3700 megawatts of solar energy in the deserts of the southwest. you know, that's the equivalent of more than 10 coal fire pour plants where we capture the power of the sun to power our economy. >> we're dealing then withs segue to renewable energy. how can renewable energy be used on public lands? how can the government raise money and get fossi
that's what we are trying to address. >> do you bring these matters to president obama? like after you go to the places, maine and wisconsin and montana, report back to the president on a concern about these, you know, the disappearing glaciers, the rising tides? >> yeah, we have an ongoing dialogue about the issues and certainly was reflected in the president's statement on the america's great outdoors after he received the report, and in terms of his push on both conservation as...
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airing in high definition, and newly updated with interviews with president obama and the first lady and comments from george and laura bush. the white house: inside of america's most famous home. 6 p.m. on c-span. >> middle east institute in washington, d.c. today hosted a discussion on the future of egypt and it's military. speakers included former u.s. military attache and cairo military committee. they will both confident egypt would run the military and cede control once the new government was in plate. >> good evening. i'm kate. thank you for joining for the examination of the egyptian military. come on in, we have a lot of seats here in the front. when we began to plan the talk, hosni mubarak was still in power. now that he's done, the question of the egyptian military, who they are, what their focus, and how they might react is more timely than ever. just to remind everybody, it was exactly one week ago, only a week ago that hosni mubarak stepped down handing over power to egypt's military to general muhammad and it's amazing to think it's all happened in seven days. since th
airing in high definition, and newly updated with interviews with president obama and the first lady and comments from george and laura bush. the white house: inside of america's most famous home. 6 p.m. on c-span. >> middle east institute in washington, d.c. today hosted a discussion on the future of egypt and it's military. speakers included former u.s. military attache and cairo military committee. they will both confident egypt would run the military and cede control once the new...
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obama sat down sunday with a frequent critic. bill o'reilly, the subject quickly turned to egypt and the future of hosni mubarak. >> only he knows what he will do. here is what we know. egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. >> reporter: he has come close in recent days. >> orderly transition must be meaningful. >> reporter: mr. obama would not openly call for mubarak to step down before the september election. >> what we can do, bill, is we can say that the time is now for you to start making a change in that country. >> reporter: while conceding there are an thank you u.s. elements within the muslim brotherhood, the president was eager to play down their influence over egypt's future. >> i think that the muslim brotherhood is one faction in egypt. they don't have majority support in egypt. >> reporter: later in the interview took a different turn. >> does it disturb you so many people hate you? >> reporter: mr. obama was asked how he felt about his harshest critic. >> the folks that hate
obama sat down sunday with a frequent critic. bill o'reilly, the subject quickly turned to egypt and the future of hosni mubarak. >> only he knows what he will do. here is what we know. egypt is not going to go back to what it was. the egyptian people want freedom. >> reporter: he has come close in recent days. >> orderly transition must be meaningful. >> reporter: mr. obama would not openly call for mubarak to step down before the september election. >> what we...
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erskine bowles and senator alan simpson are co-chairs of president obama's national commission on fiscal responsibility. mr. bowles is the former chief of staff for president clinton and while he was there was a pivotal negotiator in securing the first balanced budget in several decades. i think if you accomplished nothing else, that was a great thing. senator simpson served from wyoming for more than two decades and while he was in the senate, he forged a well-deserved reputation as being a forceful voice for common sense in public policy. i believe his wife ann is with us today. we appreciate you being here. our moderator is president of the ncpa john goodman, the " national journal" and "wall street journal" called him the father of health savings account. his blog has 1,300 reader every day, we'd like you to be among them. he often appears on cable network news and his columns appear in several national newspapers and other online media. would you please join dr. goodman and the staff of the ncpa in welcoming mr. erskine bowles and senator alan simpson. >> thank you, richard. even th
erskine bowles and senator alan simpson are co-chairs of president obama's national commission on fiscal responsibility. mr. bowles is the former chief of staff for president clinton and while he was there was a pivotal negotiator in securing the first balanced budget in several decades. i think if you accomplished nothing else, that was a great thing. senator simpson served from wyoming for more than two decades and while he was in the senate, he forged a well-deserved reputation as being a...
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he was appointed by president obama and confirmed by the senate in january 20th, 2009. prior to his appointment, he served as the chief executive officer of the chicago public schools, a position which he was appointed by mayor richard daly. ceo from june 2001 to december 2008, he became the longest serving big city educator. he is committed to leadership in schools. that's true. one the first meeting i had in offices, he say, mayor, when you are going to get control of your schools. we recognize that good schools are critical to strong cities. i would go as far as saying you cannot have a great city without a great education system. you cannot have a great democracy with without a good public schools. we have asked secretary duncan to join us, not only to share the direction of the department of education reform efforts, but also to ensure that our nation's schools are the best that they can be and how he's going to do that. but also we want to share his thoughts on ways in which mayors specifically can engage in education efforts to support their district schools, pri
he was appointed by president obama and confirmed by the senate in january 20th, 2009. prior to his appointment, he served as the chief executive officer of the chicago public schools, a position which he was appointed by mayor richard daly. ceo from june 2001 to december 2008, he became the longest serving big city educator. he is committed to leadership in schools. that's true. one the first meeting i had in offices, he say, mayor, when you are going to get control of your schools. we...
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we are live with president obama spent the night. we expect his motorcade to be leaving shortly because he has a flight to catch very soon. it's the one right over there. you are looking at air force one at sfo scheduled to takeoff at 8:30 this morning. it is an in-and-out trip for the president who arrived last night for a two-hour long dinner with some of the brightest mind of silicon valley like mark zuckerberg, the founder and ceo of facebook. the president meeting with the ceos in woodside at venture capitalist john doerr's home. the president made promises to give them incentives to stay in business. the president is heading off to hillsboro, oregon, later this morning to meet with intel's ceo. back to you at the desk. >>> now we'll check the forecast with christina. >> it may not be raining overhead right now, we'll see widespread shower activity once again. another system drops through heading through the latter portion of your weekend bringing more rain as we head into the latter part of sunday into monday. we'll focus on wh
we are live with president obama spent the night. we expect his motorcade to be leaving shortly because he has a flight to catch very soon. it's the one right over there. you are looking at air force one at sfo scheduled to takeoff at 8:30 this morning. it is an in-and-out trip for the president who arrived last night for a two-hour long dinner with some of the brightest mind of silicon valley like mark zuckerberg, the founder and ceo of facebook. the president meeting with the ceos in woodside...
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. >>> president obama is headed to the bay area this morning. he is going to meet with the chief executive officers of some of the bay area's most innovative companies. and "today in the bay's" bob redell is live now at san francisco international airport where air force one is going to touchdown in just a few hours. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. when the president and his air force one arrives here this evening at sfo, san francisco mayor ed lee will be here to meet him, before the president is off to a dipper meeting. the location is unknown with some of the most well-known leaders of silicon valley. the topic of discussion according to the white house, invasion innovation and job growth. steve jobs is currently on a medical leave of absence, mark zuckerberg, eric schmidt, and among others, ge ceo jeffrey emmill as well. the president just announced his budget earlier this week calling for billions more for education, which the president argues will create more jobs. when you are trying to boost employment, who better to meet w
. >>> president obama is headed to the bay area this morning. he is going to meet with the chief executive officers of some of the bay area's most innovative companies. and "today in the bay's" bob redell is live now at san francisco international airport where air force one is going to touchdown in just a few hours. bob? >> reporter: good morning to you, brent. when the president and his air force one arrives here this evening at sfo, san francisco mayor ed lee will be...
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this was the first public comment from president obama other than a written statement. aides say they held the president back all this time out of worry, frankly, for the 500 or so americans who are still in libya waiting to be evacuated. as you said, the president condemned gadhafi's actions but never mentioned him by name. >> like all governments, the libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence. to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need. and to respect the rights of its people. it must be held accountable for its failure to meet those responsibilities. and take the cost of continued violations against human rights. >> reporter: why didn't the president come out and call for gadhafi to step down? aids say they don't want to further inflame gadhafi, make it personal, give him a reason to hold americans hostage. they don't want to play into his strategy about making this the u.s. versus libya which might have leverage with anti-american sentiment in the region, willie. >> we heard the president speak yesterday about a full range of optio
this was the first public comment from president obama other than a written statement. aides say they held the president back all this time out of worry, frankly, for the 500 or so americans who are still in libya waiting to be evacuated. as you said, the president condemned gadhafi's actions but never mentioned him by name. >> like all governments, the libyan government has a responsibility to refrain from violence. to allow humanitarian assistance to reach those in need. and to respect...
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what were the marching orders that you got president obama when you said that this commission? >> this is the numbers guy. he only answers questions. i think the president knew who he was kidding when he brought us. he knew we were. they will give you the support needs. it is not sustainable. he understands that we face the most predictable economic crisis in history. you all come forward with the recommendation. we will get behind them. that was good enough for me once i found that he would be my cochair. >> i said if we do this, i do not what rahm emanuel running me off a cliff. i was convinced that the health care bill has to be on the table. nothing can be off the table. he said that was fair enough. we had a meeting. he said he can go through everything including the new bill. we said that was four starters. >> a lot of people are here in the audience today. they will be listening to this. they will say, how serious is this problem? what would happen if we did not do anything? >> that is a great answer. anyone can understand it. if you borrow 40 cents and did not know wher
what were the marching orders that you got president obama when you said that this commission? >> this is the numbers guy. he only answers questions. i think the president knew who he was kidding when he brought us. he knew we were. they will give you the support needs. it is not sustainable. he understands that we face the most predictable economic crisis in history. you all come forward with the recommendation. we will get behind them. that was good enough for me once i found that he...
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for instance, kanye west is on the list, but not president obama. we are live at buckingham palace with the latest details. it goes without saying we were not on the list. >> i still have faith. the u.s. mail can be slow. i'm sure it's coming. >> keep dreaming. >>> let's begin with news in libya with fourth journalists barred from entering the country, nbc's stephanie gosk is in cairo, egypt, with the latest. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, savannah. at 1:00 a.m. gadhafi's son gave an unscripted and at times rambling speech to the nation saying if the protests continue there will be civil war and rivers of blood over r all over libya. overnight protesters in tripoli took to the streets. gunfire rang out and state buildings burned. the government has banned journalists from covering the growing violence. these grainy youtube pictures some of the only video of the revolution that threatens to topple the region's longest ruling autocrat, colonel moammar gadhafi. his son and heir blames exiles, the meetia and hooligans for the violen
for instance, kanye west is on the list, but not president obama. we are live at buckingham palace with the latest details. it goes without saying we were not on the list. >> i still have faith. the u.s. mail can be slow. i'm sure it's coming. >> keep dreaming. >>> let's begin with news in libya with fourth journalists barred from entering the country, nbc's stephanie gosk is in cairo, egypt, with the latest. stephanie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning,...
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so what is president obama doing? yesterday he did interviews, and the home media markets of three leading house republicans, john boehner in cincinnati, eric canter in richmond, and paul ryan, the budget chief in milwaukee. here's what the president said to our affiliate in milwaukee, wtmj, about his relationship with paul ryan. >> as to hearing those ideas of congressman ryan's, he hasn't been too specific so far in terms of exactly what he'd like to see done. >> reporter: the expectation, though, is that house bill will probably die in the senate, probably never get to the president's desk. meanwhile, he heads to the west coast for an overnight trip. tonight he has a private meeting with technology leaders including mark zuckerberg. >> thanks for staying on top of this. >>> an overnight tour boat in vietnam sank this morning killing 12 people, including two americans. tourists were mostly asleep when the boat went down. >>> about 26 children are injured by cribs every day according to a new study in the journal "pe
so what is president obama doing? yesterday he did interviews, and the home media markets of three leading house republicans, john boehner in cincinnati, eric canter in richmond, and paul ryan, the budget chief in milwaukee. here's what the president said to our affiliate in milwaukee, wtmj, about his relationship with paul ryan. >> as to hearing those ideas of congressman ryan's, he hasn't been too specific so far in terms of exactly what he'd like to see done. >> reporter: the...
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they fear the employers will flee to obama care and bloat that. that is a valid fear. at least they are not cowered by the pressures of the vote. they are very fiscaly conservative. they are going to do something. that will be a bombshell. we have supporters out in the world. you have to have compromises doesn't mean you are a wimp. you can compromise an issue without compromising yourself and feel good about yourself. here are these guys. they are going to put it together. we have the the vice president. very helpful to us. bill daley, he knows how to make the trains run. and you have sterling. our executive director for 10 months is now joe biden's chief of staff. that all sounds like inside baseball. let me tell you, gang, that is the way the system works. it is a government of men and women who know the law and try to help people understand it. >> i am pretty encouraged myself. getting 47 or 48 senators to meet at 8:30 in the morning on a day like this and you are not raising money. you must have something good going. you know this was a bipartisan group. it is led
they fear the employers will flee to obama care and bloat that. that is a valid fear. at least they are not cowered by the pressures of the vote. they are very fiscaly conservative. they are going to do something. that will be a bombshell. we have supporters out in the world. you have to have compromises doesn't mean you are a wimp. you can compromise an issue without compromising yourself and feel good about yourself. here are these guys. they are going to put it together. we have the the vice...
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. >> the obama administration is condemning the deaths of four americans killed by pirates on board their hijacked yacht. we are learning more about what happened this morning. jim miklaszewski now joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. tragically these are the first americans killed by pirates during this modern day wave of piracy. it appears now that the deadly g gunfire erupted during a dispute between the pirates themselves. the four americans were on a dream voyage around the world which turned into a nightmare when 19 pirates hijacked their boat five days ago. just off the coast of somalia, negotiators were still talking to the pirates to convince them to release the americans when it all went terribly wrong. military officials say without warning one of the pirates fired a rocket propelled grenade at the u.s. destroyer. almost immediately, those aboard the warship heard gun fire on the yacht. navy seals raced to the yacht in small boats. most of the pirates surrendered but below deck their worst fears became reality. >> all four hostages were shot. des
. >> the obama administration is condemning the deaths of four americans killed by pirates on board their hijacked yacht. we are learning more about what happened this morning. jim miklaszewski now joins us with details. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, ann. tragically these are the first americans killed by pirates during this modern day wave of piracy. it appears now that the deadly g gunfire erupted during a dispute between the pirates themselves. the four americans were...
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she w appoind by president obama in january of 2009. previously, she was ceo of the financial industry regulatory authority. chairman schapiro served as commissioner of the fcc from 1988 to 1994 and chairman of the teacher's credit commission from 94 to 96. the honorable gary gensler is chair commodity futures and trading coission which oversees the options markets in the u.s.. chairman gensler previously rved in the treasury departmentnder secretary of domestic, finance, and assistance secretary of financial markets. in addition, he served as tenure adviser to the senate ranking committee. mr. john walsh is act comptroller of the currency. mr. chairman walsh assumed the position last august and previously served as chief of staff in public affairs. he has been with the occ since 2005 and prior to that was the executive director of the group 30. mr. walsh also serves with the senate banking committee from 86-92. i thank you for being here today. i regret that i had my surgery on my voicebox recently, but i hope it will clear up. chairma
she w appoind by president obama in january of 2009. previously, she was ceo of the financial industry regulatory authority. chairman schapiro served as commissioner of the fcc from 1988 to 1994 and chairman of the teacher's credit commission from 94 to 96. the honorable gary gensler is chair commodity futures and trading coission which oversees the options markets in the u.s.. chairman gensler previously rved in the treasury departmentnder secretary of domestic, finance, and assistance...
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for next year, 2012, it will be $445 million and president obama's budget request that was just submitted that we got on monday, asks for $451 million for 2014. that's almost half a billion dollars. when we have $1.5 trillion annual deficits, we have to get our budget under order. and the reason is because by leaving money in the private sector, that will create jobs, rather than the government and the favored programs having the money, if that money can stay in the private sector, people can invest and create private sector jobs. and those are the jobs that americans are really looking for. with that, mr. chairman, i yield back. the chair: the gentleman yields back. for what purpose does the gentleman from massachusetts rise? >> i rise to strike the last word. the chair: the gentleman from massachusetts is recognized for five minutes. mr. markey: i rise in support of the amendment offered by the gentleman from oregon that the majority has unfortunately ruled out of order. in this continuing resolution, the republicans are trying to dismantle one of the most precious landmarks of the enti
for next year, 2012, it will be $445 million and president obama's budget request that was just submitted that we got on monday, asks for $451 million for 2014. that's almost half a billion dollars. when we have $1.5 trillion annual deficits, we have to get our budget under order. and the reason is because by leaving money in the private sector, that will create jobs, rather than the government and the favored programs having the money, if that money can stay in the private sector, people can...
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. >> president obama has proposed cutting community development. >> the issue of urgency is the resolution that is before us. that is a huge cut. if that money is cut, then the budget goes to that baseline. there is nothing lasletch. we need to fight this budget and a win this one. >> we are not going to get distracted while we are living in 2011. that is the issue. this is something you have to pay attention to. we will deal if it -- we will deal with 2012 will make it to 2012. and it is difficult to focus on what you will have for breakfast tomorrow. we are focused this. as they indicated, at 62% we have to stay focused on where we are right now. >> this is the first time that there has been this to eliminate the funding >> this is not the first time. i believe our officer can tell you how many times mayors have bought this fight. >> it is more serious. >> can you come to the microphone? >> it is important to look at every president since nixon. president bush would try to eliminate the program. with the help with his secretary, we did it. this is not the first time. this is more serious
. >> president obama has proposed cutting community development. >> the issue of urgency is the resolution that is before us. that is a huge cut. if that money is cut, then the budget goes to that baseline. there is nothing lasletch. we need to fight this budget and a win this one. >> we are not going to get distracted while we are living in 2011. that is the issue. this is something you have to pay attention to. we will deal if it -- we will deal with 2012 will make it to...
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was a great dress from alexander mcqueen from the same collection as the controversial dress michelle obama wore to the chinese state dinner she was criticized for. it's hand-painted and a rare case where someone wears a print because they don't often photograph well. a lot of the shows on the cable networks she got slammed but frankly they got it wrong. she killed. >> please. she could wear anything. let's be honest. >> it helps to be pretty. >> a little bit. let's go to the 14-year-old actress from "true grit." why do you like her style? >> usually i don't pay attention to a 13-year-old on a red carpet but at the risk of sounding pervy, whoever is helping her get dressed whether she's wearing prada, the choices are smart. she manages to look sophisticated without looking like she's wearing mom's clothes. it's a youthful energy about her. everyone in hollywood is excited about her. she has great presence, but on the red carpet, somehow she looks right and still young. t's hard to pull that off. >> let's go to the bafta awards. you liked gemma's black velvet valentino gown. >> no, it's ysl.
was a great dress from alexander mcqueen from the same collection as the controversial dress michelle obama wore to the chinese state dinner she was criticized for. it's hand-painted and a rare case where someone wears a print because they don't often photograph well. a lot of the shows on the cable networks she got slammed but frankly they got it wrong. she killed. >> please. she could wear anything. let's be honest. >> it helps to be pretty. >> a little bit. let's go to the...
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i recall back at the beginning of the obama administration when president obama said that we are in an economic calamity, economic mess and we couldn't fix our economic problems unless we first fixed health care. and so his solution for spending too much money was to spend a lot more money, $2.6 trillion on health care. so if we couldn't first fix the economy unless we first fix health care, let me take that philosophynd turn it this way. we can't fix health care unless we first repeal obamacare. that's where this country is today. we can't put the replacement in place, we can't put the fixes in place until we pull this thing out by the roots. the ly way we can do it here today is to shut off the funding. the repeal is over there in the senate. the house voted it in a strong way to repeal obamacare. h.r. 1 is the unfunding obamacare. it's the vehicle to do it. this amendment is one of the vehicles that contributes to that cause. i again thank denny rehberg and the people that did this work and those people that worked on this cause. i urge adoption. i yield back the balance of my time.
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president obama. let me conclude by saying that whatever the security council and general assembly does the side, we must be mindful of the urgency of the moment. in these circumstances, the loss of time that means the loss of lives. this is the time to act. thank you very much. >> mr. secretary general, it did not have any particular effect when you try to talk to him. how are you going to try to talk to him again? >> after having spoken extensively with the colonel on whether he would oppose the international community, he will do anything to protect the civilian population and stop the violence. but he has been trying to justify in defending his position. i have been trying to talk to all of the leaders in the region. >> he said that this is an urgent time. the draft resolution details embargoes, freezing accounts. is that enough to stop the violence? should there be military intervention? >> i have urged the security council to take a look at a wide range of options. they are considering all possi
president obama. let me conclude by saying that whatever the security council and general assembly does the side, we must be mindful of the urgency of the moment. in these circumstances, the loss of time that means the loss of lives. this is the time to act. thank you very much. >> mr. secretary general, it did not have any particular effect when you try to talk to him. how are you going to try to talk to him again? >> after having spoken extensively with the colonel on whether he...